v. /dee'keuhm pownd"/ ; adj. /dee kom"pownd, dee'kom pownd", -keuhm-/ , v.t.
1. to decompose.
2. Obs. to compound a second or further time.
adj.
3. Bot. divided into compound divisions.
4. composed of compounds the parts of which are also compounds, as a bipinnate leaf.
[ 1605-15; DE- + COMPOUND 1 ]